Store and access up to 8TB of your files using the 8TB WD Blue 5640 SATA III 3.5" Internal HDDfrom WD. Designed to deliver solid reliability for office and web applications, 8TB will allow you to store movies, photos, music, documents, and much more. Compatible with computers running Windows 8.1, 10, and 11, this hard drive connects to your system's 3.5" bay via the SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, has a rotational speed of 5640 rpm, and a 128MB cache. Furthermore, NoTouch Ramp Load technology helps ensure the recording head never touches the disk media, which means the record head and media receive less wear and are better protected while in transit.

8TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    128MB Cache    5640 rpm    NoTouch Ramp Load Technology    Windows Compatible

The recording head never touches the disk media, ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

Seeking algorithms and power management features help ensure low power consumption.

Seamlessly migrate your current system to your new Western Digital drive using Acronis True Image WD Edition software, available as a free download on the Western Digital Support site. This software enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive.

Western Digital stands behind their PC storage solutions with a limited 2-year limited warranty that is included with every WD Blue hard drive.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is WD PWL that clicks every 5 seconds enabled in 8/10 TV series? I know it does on 4gb and 6gb I bought before here. And they are loud and shake my desktop. If it is, are we able to disable it?

A: From what I can see, you are not able to disable the click feature on the WD 8TB WD_BLACK Performance SATA III 3.5" Internal Hard Drive.

Q: 2. Is this compatible with ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX motherboard?

A: Yes, it is compatible.

Q: 3. Warranty?

A: The WD 6TB WD_BLACK 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Gaming HDD has a 5-year limited warranty.

Q: 4. What is the difference between wd4004fzwx and wd4003fzex? Both are WD 4TB HDD. I see 128MB cache and 64MB respectively and the 128MB costs less.

A: the 128MB drive is supposed to be newer, the 64MB the older model that has been tested. I think I checked BackBlaze data sheets and these drive have good results.They are pretty quiet as well.

Q: 5. Is cache really only 64 MB? WD website indicates that 4 TB Black drives have 256 MB Cache.

A: Yes, the WD 4TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD Retail Kit BH #WEIDDP4 has 64MB Cache. The 6TB model has 256MB cache.

Q: 6. Are they quiet?

A: Yes they are not loud

Q: 7. Will this internal Hard drive work with my GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard? I'm upgrading from a 12 year old & still working 320GB Seagate Barracuda ST3320620AS to possibly this WDBSLA0020HNC-NRSN Hard Drive?

A: SATA III is backwards compatible. You will just get reduced speed relative to what the drive is capable of.

Q: 8. is this drive usable with an array RAID 5 ? should i buy the Reail or OEM version would be enough?

A: You could use this drive but it would be better for you to use a NAS-rated hard drive instead as they are engineered for use in arrays/RAIDs.

Q: 9. what cable (s) i should buy with it ?

A: Pearstone 18" 7-pin Internal Straight to 90-Degree Serial ATA Cable (Red) B&H # PESATARA01R MFR # SATA-RA01R In Stock

Q: 10. is this a GPT?

A: Yes, the WD 4TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD Retail Kit is GPT.